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| Id | 768 | |
| Author | Särkämö T. | |
| Title | Music for the ageing brain: Cognitive, emotional, social, and neural benefits of musical leisure activities in stroke and dementia | |
| Reference | Särkämö T.; Music for the ageing brain: Cognitive, emotional, social, and neural benefits of musical leisure activities in stroke and dementia ;Dementia vol:17 issue: 6 page:670.0 |
Link to article | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85048323917&doi=10.1177%2f1471301217729237&partnerID=40&md5=7e8f875d5920862c2fbd7741feb08c73 |
| Abstract | Music engages an extensive network of auditory, cognitive, motor, and emotional processing regions in the brain. Coupled with the fact that the emotional and cognitive impact of music is often well preserved in ageing and dementia, music is a powerful tool in the care and rehabilitation of many ageing-related neurological diseases. In addition to formal music therapy, there has been a growing interest in self- or caregiver-implemented musical leisure activities or hobbies as a widely applicable means to support psychological wellbeing in ageing and in neurological rehabilitation. This article reviews the currently existing evidence on the cognitive, emotional, and neural benefits of musical leisure activities in normal ageing as well as in the rehabilitation and care of two of the most common and ageing-related neurological diseases: stroke and dementia. © The Author(s) 2017. |
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| Overall, questionnaire/interview studies and more recent experimental studies of healthy older adults participating in community choirs have linked choir singing to multiple psychosocial and health-related benefits, suggesting that regular choral singing can bring about enjoyment, cognitive stimulation, better physical and mental health, and increased social interaction. . | The singing intervention had a long-term positive effect on health-related QOL as well as a short-term positive effect on mental health-related QOL, anxiety, and depression (Coulton et al., 2015). . | Taken together, these findings suggest that musical leisure activities are clearly beneficial for seniors and can serve as an effective means to combat age-related cognitive decline. . | In summary, music listening has an enhancing effect on mood and arousal, which can temporarily improve cognitive performance in attention or memory tasks in healthy older adults as well as in stroke patients with neglect and in PWDs. . | Different musical activities, ranging from music listening to active musical participation through singing, playing an instrument, and dancing, have been an essential part of human culture across history. . | In addition to formal music therapy, there has been a growing interest in self- or caregiver-implemented musical leisure activities or hobbies as a widely applicable means to support psychological wellbeing in ageing and in neurological rehabilitation. . | Active musical hobbies, such as playing an instrument, singing, or dancing, have been shown enhance executive functions, mood, or QOL in healthy aged adults. . |
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